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>> no cas. >> the radio came back on, he said they were all okay. >> i think i may have been knocked out for a few seconds, then realized what happened, checked on my crew, found out everybody is all right. call it up that we were good to go, still rolling. >> the convoy continues quickly back to its combat outpost. after inspecting the vehicles for damage, the men can finally breathe a sigh of relief. sergeant cautrell realizes the bradleys open hatch was what saved his life. >> for protection ...

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>> it got to a point where a sniper knew where i was at. i would open the window and fire across the river at insurgent and i remember closing the window and as soon as i closed it, sparks shot out. the sniper zeroed in on the little crack and tried to get a bullet inside the vehicle to get me or sergeant larson. >> reporter: to make matters worse, taliban fighters are now inside combat out post. >> we were low on ammo. everyone around us that was friendly was either wounded or dead. >> reporter...

>> the radio came back on, he said they were all okay. >> i think i may have been knocked out for a few seconds, then realized what happened, checked on my crew, found out everybody is all right. call it up that we were good to go, still rolling. >> the convoy continues quickly back to its combat outpost. after inspecting the vehicles for damage, the men can finally breathe a sigh of relief. sergeant cautrell realizes the bradleys open hatch was what saved his life. >> for protection i had it st...

>> mose you will was mostly insurgents. they had taken root in mosul and we were trying to take that city back. >> the men are exhausted. >> wed been out for about 36 hours at this point. and we were making our way back to our combat outpost. >> the battle-worn neighborhood is known as an insurgent hot spot. >> the terrain favored the enemy. the bombed out buildings, it was difficult to see through the win dies, very narrow alleys. >> on this day, the area as main road, a major supply route for ...

Presurge 2006/2007. they had taken root in mosul. >> its the sixth straight day of around the clock operations. the men are exhausted. >> wed been up for about 36 hours at this point, and were making our way back to our combat outpost. >> the battle worn neighborhood is known as an insurgent hot spot. >> the terrain favored the enemy immeasurably. the bombed out buildings were difficult to see from the windows. narrow alleys leading up to those roads and those particular intersections. >> but on...

Only hours ago president obama presented a brave army veteran with the medal of honor. sara money at the white house today. the president gave the medal of honor to former staff sergeant clinton -- its for his actions during a fire fight in afghanistan from 2008. he and 50 other soldiers were at a combat outpost near the pakistan border when 300 taliban fighters launched ambush. they were surrounded. the resulting 10 hour fire fight was one of the bloodiest of the afghan war. the soldiers caught...

Are eligible. president obama presenting an army veteran with our nations highest military award. the medal of honor. he was at a combat outpost in afghanistan in 2009 when 300 taliban fighters launched an ambush. he managed to call air support that caught 30 insurgents and risked his life. >> there have been eight soldiers that didnt make it. for the rest of the team that fought valiantly and magnificently that day. i will forever be humbled by the bravery, the commitment to service and their...

The fail tower engage in libya and the total failure in syria, way behind the french in mali. how is that working out? i think the approximately policies will be judged on the substance on benghazi. and the women in combat infantry, thats one of those things, i think the elites in washington, including republican senators are very timid about taking that on because of the war on women stuff and the 2012 campaign. they dont want to look retrograde or reactionary. i wrote about it today, saying, e...

The fail tower engage in libya and the total failure in syria, way behind the french in mali. how is that working out? i think the approximately policies will be judged on the substance on benghazi. and the women in combat infantry, thats one of those things, i think the elites in washington, including republican senators are very timid about taking that on because of the war on women stuff and the 2012 campaign. they dont want to look retrograde or reactionary. i wrote about it today, saying, e...